Ordinary People-Extraordinary Stories

Listen back to my chat with Dr. Richard Lee Kin about his early life growing up on Dorset Street, moving to Trinidad as a young child, returning to Dublin in 1989 and his current career as a specialist Dentist

Listen back here to my chat with Raj Rakhra who came to Dublin in 2002 from Malaysia about his time as a student in the Royal College of Surgeons, working on a farm in Mayo before arriving back in Dublin to practice as a Psychiatrist!

Listen here to my chat with architect Steven Philips who arrived in Dublin on a trip from New Zealand in 2000, his quest for citizenship that led to a meeting with Alan Shatter and his part in the funeral of Charles J. Haughey!

Have a listen here to my chat with Svetlana Makceemova who arrived here with her family in 2005 from Latvia, after sticking a pin in a map!, about her life as the daughter of a cosmonaut, growing up in the old East Germany and her experiences since she moved to Ireland including translating for the Russian Ambassador.

Have a listen back to part one of my interview with Eduardo Shanahan who came to Ireland from Argentina in 2005 and his fascinating story of how his grandparents originally travelled to Argentina in the 1800’s!

Have a listen back to my chat with broadcaster Alison Curtis who tells us about her life in Canada before she arrived in Ireland in 1999, how she got into broadcasting, married life and family and her decision to become an Irish citizen!